Biostar G41D3 BIOS MANUAL

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G41D3 BIOS Manual

B IOS Set up.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1

1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3

2 Adv anc ed Menu.................. ............ ........................ ............ ............ .........7

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18

4 Boo t Men u..............................................................................................21

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................29

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................32

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without acc essing programs from a disk. T his system controls most of the input and output

devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the fi rst stag e o f the booti ng process, loading and executing the operating system. S om e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included i n B IOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Pl ay Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1. 0A specific ation.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ati on. Power m anagement features a re implem ented v ia th e S ystem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk dri ves and video moni tors can also be managed by

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACP I). It provides AS L code for power manag ement and

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI B IOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b u s s p eci fi cati o n.

DRAM Sup port

DDR3 SDRAM (Do uble Dat a Rate III Sy nch ron ous D R A M) is suppo rted .

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel C P U.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.

In the BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description at the top right

corner, and this is providing a brief description of the selected item. Navigation Keys for that particular menu

are at the bottom right corner, and you can us e these keys to select item and ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default B IOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance

of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings, please load the default settings to ensure system’s compatibility and stability. Use

Load S etup Default under the Exi t Menu.

z For better system per form ance, the BIOS firmwa re is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference onl y. The actual BIOS i nformat ion and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from this manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. We will not be

responsible for any m istakes found in this user’ s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigati on Keys

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1 M ain Men u

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basi c system inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/09

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [Thu 01/01/2009] Floppy A > IDE Configuration

AM I BIO S

Shows s ystem information including B IOS version, built date, etc.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:00]

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

System Memory

Shows s ystem memory size, VGA shard mem ory will be excluded. .

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

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Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk drive inst alled in your system. Options: 360K, 5. 25 in / 1.2M, 5. 25 in / 720K, 3.5 i n / 1.44M, 3. 5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

IDE Configuration

Th e BIOS wi ll au t o m at ical l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A dev ice. Select a device and press <Ent er> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed opti ons.

Main

IDE Confuguration

ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]

Configure SATA Channels [Before PATA] Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec]

> SATA1 Device >

SATA2 Device

> SATA3 Device > SATA4 Device

> IDE Channel 1 Master > IDE Channel 1 Slave

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible

Enhanced

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

ATA/IDE Confi guration

T his i tem allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled

Confi gur e SATA Cha nnels

T his i tem allows you to control the S ATA channel configuration sequenc e. Options: Befo re PATA (De fault) / Behind PAT A

Legac y IDE Channels

T his item appears only when “ATA/IDE C onfiguration” is set to “Compatible”. Options: SATA Pri, PATA Sec (Default) / SATA Only / PATA Pri, SATA Sec /

PAT A Only

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SATA1/2/3/4 Device; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave

Main

SATA1 Device

Device :

Type [Aut o]

LBA/Large Mode [Aut o] Block (Multi-S e ctor Transfer)[Aut o]

PIO Mode [Aut o] DMA Mode [Aut o] S.M.A.R.T [Aut o]

32Bit Data Tra n sfer [Ena bled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Select the type of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the nam e of the sub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive. Opti ons: Aut o (De faul t) / C D/DVD / AR M D / No t In st all ed

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disabl e the LBA m ode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)

En able o r d i s ab l e m u l ti -s ect o r t ran s fer . Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

PIO Mode

Select the P IO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and R eport ing Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Tran sfer

Enable or disabl e 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Har d Disk Wri te Protec t

Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through B IOS.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out val ue for detecting IDE/S AT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of C P U, Super I/O, P ower Management, and other syst em devices.

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to m alfuncti on.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Setti n g wrong values in below sections may c a use system to malf unction.

> CPU Configur a tion

> SuperIO Conf i guration > Hardware Hea l th Configuration > Smart Fan Co n figuration

> Power Config u ration > USB Configur a tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Setti n gs

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configuration

T his item shows the CPU information that the B IOS automatically detects.

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:xx.xx Manufacturer:Intel

Frequency : FSB Speed :

Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio Actual Value:

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability[Enabled] PECI [Enabled] Core Multi-Processing [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

For UP platforms , leave it enabled. For DP/MP server s, it may use to tune

performance to the specific application.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

+F1

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s or has a h ardware p refet ch er t h at au t omat ical l y anal yzes it s requ irem en t s and pre fet ch es dat a and in s t ru ct ion s fro m t h e m emory i n t o the L ev el 2 cach e t h at are likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with

m emory read s. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Adj acent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a hardw are adjacent cache line prefet ch mech anism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 6 4-by t e cach e l i ne when ever t h e p ro ces s o r request s for a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requires it as well.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

M ax CPUI D Va l ue Limit

When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Befo re it can do so, it must

first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. T his determines t he ki nd of basic information C P UID can provi de the operat ing system . Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Inte l(R) Virtualiza tion Te c h

Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi

interfa ce systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his i tem allows you to configure th e Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects your s ystem from buffer over flow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PECI

T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environm ent Control Interface for bet ter therm al m anagement. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Core Multi-Processing

T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-cor e processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Co n f i g urat i o n

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378]

Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use i t. If you installed anot her FDC or the system uses

no fl oppy drive, select di sabled in t his field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding interrupt for the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IR Q4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/ IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard paral lel port controller with which I/O Address.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

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Parallel Port Mode

T his i tem allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard P rinter Port. EPP Using Parallel P ort as Enhanced Parallel Port.

ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP + EPP Using P arallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his i tem allows you to s elect parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default ) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel P ort IRQ

T his i tem allows you to s elect the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (De fault) / IR Q5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerOn

T his i tem allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

T his i tem will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Speci fic Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his i tem will show only when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+ F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

C t rl +F 4 / Ct rl + F5 / Ct rl +F 6

Mouse PowerOn

T his i tem allows you to control the m ouse power on function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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Restor e on AC Powe r Loss

T his setting s pecifies how your system should behave a fte r a power fail or interrupt s occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state. Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or

interrupt occurs. Options: Power O ff (Default) / P ower ON / Last S tate

Hardware Health Configuration

T his i tem shows the syst em temperature, fan speed, and volt age i nformation.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature Function[Disabled]

CPU Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU Fan System1 Fan

CPU Voltage Chipset Voltage +3.30V

+5.00V +12.0V FSB Voltage Memory Voltage 5V(SB)

H/W Health Functio n

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC healt h status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Tem perature Function

T his item allows you to set up the CP U shutdown T emperature. This item is only effecti ve under Wi ndows 98 ACPI m ode. Options: Disabled (De fault) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 75 ℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85 ℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Smart Fan Confi guration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C) Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

When you choice [Auto] , please run the

calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Sma r t Fa n

This item a llo w s you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Auto

Sm art Fan Ca l i bration

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan functi ons and show CPU/Syst em fan speed.

Contr ol Mode

T his item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual

Fan Ctrl OFF (℃)

If the CP U/System T emperature is lower than the set value, F AN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/S ystem fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

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Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan F unction mode. Options: 0~127 (Interv al: 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increasi ng t h e valu e w ill rai s e t he sp eed of C P U / Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1)

Power Con figuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [S1(POS)]

Repost Video on S3 Resume [NO] ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled]

AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled]

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled] USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled] High Performance Event Timer [Disabled]

Advanced Resume Event Controls

Resume On Ring [Disabled]

Resume On PME# [Disabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Suspe nd m ode

T he item allows you to select the suspend type under t he AC P I operating syst em. Opt i ons : S 1 (PO S ) (Defau l t ) Power on Suspen d

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM Auto POS+STR

Repost Video on S3 Re sume

T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3/ST R resume .

Options: No (Default) / Yes

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ACPI Version Features

Th e item al l o ws yo u to sel ect t he vers i o n of ACPI. Options: ACP I v1.0 (Default) / ACP I v2. 0 / ACPI v3. 0

ACPI AP I C support

This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support,

more IRQs and faster interrupt handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB table

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Description Table (RSDT ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Headless mode

This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating system (e.g. Windows S erver 2003) must support headless operati on.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

T his i tem allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

High P erformance Ev ent Timer

T his i tem allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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HPET Memory Address

T his i tem allows you to s et the memory address of HP ET . Options: FED00000h (De fault) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h

Resume On R in g

T his i tem allows you to control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Resume On P ME#

W hen you s elect Enabled, a PME signal from P CI card returns the syst em to Ful l ON state. For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports

the Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to enabl e i f app l i cab l e. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

Resum e O n RTC Alarm

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alar m awaken s th e s y s tem fro m Su s p en d mo d e. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

RTC Alar m Date (Days )

You can choose which date the syst em will boot up.

RTC Al arm Ti me

You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second t o specify.

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USB Configuration

T his i tem shows the USB controller and usi ng USB device information.

Advanced

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4

USB Devices Enabled:

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Enabled

Auto

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Legacy USB Support

T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r US B devices li ke the key board, mo use, and US B d rive. This is a useful fe atu re when u si ng such

USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microsoft DOS or Windows NT).

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Auto

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his i tem allows you to s elect the operation mode of the USB 2.0 cont roller. Options: HiSpeed (De fault) USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps

BIO S EHCI Hand-Off

This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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US B Mass Sto rag e De vice Co nfigurat io n

Advanced

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]

Device #

Emulation Type [Auto]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Number of seconds POST waits for the

USB mass storage device after start

unit command.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

T his i tem allows you to s et the reset del ay for USB mass storage device. Op t i ons : 20 Sec (D e faul t ) / 1 0 S ec / 3 0 S ec / 40 S ec

E m ula ti on T ype

T his i tem allows you to s elect the emulation type of the USB m ass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM

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3 PCIPnP Menu

T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the

speed of the CP U itself uses when communicating with its own special components.

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to m alfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Performance

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

Plug & Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64]

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]

> PCI Resource

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Clear NVRAM during System Boot.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Clear NVRAM

T his i tem allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS) by selecting “ Yes”. Options: No (Default) / Yes

Plug & Play OS

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating

system like Window™ 95. W hen set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

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PCI Latency Tim er

T his i tem controls how long a PC I device can hold t he PCI bus be for e anot he r takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PC I device can retain control of the bus

before handing it over to another PCI devi ce. Options: 64 (Default) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160 / 192 / 224 / 248

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

T his i tem allows B IOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card. Opti ons: Yes (De fault ) / No

Palette Snooping

Som e old graphic controllers need to “snoop” on the VGA palette and then map it t o their dis play as a way to provide boot information and VGA compati bility. This item

allows such snooping to take place. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

PCI IDE BusMaster

T his i tem is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows t he onbo ard ID E controller to perform D M A (Di r ect Mem o ry Acces s ) tran s fers .

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PCI Resource

PCIPnP

PCI Resource

IRQ3 [Available]

IRQ4 [Available] IRQ5 [Available]

IRQ7 [Available] IRQ9 [Available] IRQ10 [Available]

IRQ11 [Available] IRQ14 [Available] IRQ15 [Available]

DMA Channel 0 [Available] DMA Channel 1 [Available] DMA Channel 3 [Available]

DMA Channel 5 [Available] DMA Channel 6 [Available] DMA Channel 7 [Available]

Reserved Memory Size [Disabled]

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Available: Specified IRQ is available to be

used by PCI/PnP devices.

Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA

devices.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15

T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. The option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically.

Options: Available (De fault) / Reserved

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. The option “ Available” means the channel is

going to assign automatically. Options: Available (De fault) / Reserved

Reser ved M emo ry Size

T his item allows BIOS to reserve certain memory size for speci fic PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K

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4 Boot Menu

T his m enu allows you to set up the syst em boot opti ons.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Boot Settings

> Boot Device Priority

> Hard Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives

> CD/DVD Drive s

> Boot Setting s Configuration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Exit

Specifies the Boot Device

Priority sequence.

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Boot Device Prio rity

Item s in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices install ed in the system.

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS w ill attempt t o arrange th e hard disk bo ot sequence automat ically. You can also ch ange t he b o oti n g s equence. T h e n u mber o f device it ems t h at ap p ears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

Re mo va ble Dr ives

T he BIOS w ill attempt t o arrange t he removable dri ve bo ot sequence automati cally. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in the syst em.

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CD/DVD Drives

T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that

appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in the syst em.

Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Conf iguration

Quick Boot [Enabled]

Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Bootup Num-Lock [ON] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [Enabled]

Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will

decrease the time needed to boot the

system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

+F1

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Quick Boot

Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Full Screen LOGO S ho w

T his i tem allows you to enable/di sable Full Screen LOGO Show f unction. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn RO M Display Mode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Op t i ons : F orce B IOS (D efault) / Keep Cu rren t

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Bootup Num-Lock

Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OF F

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software int errupt that handles the boot disk function. W hen set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

BOOT SUCCESS BEEP

W hen t his item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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5 Chipset Menu

Th i s su b m en u all o w s you to co nfi g ur e t he speci fic feat u res of the chi ps et i n s tal l ed o n your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory

resourc es, such as DRAM. It al so coordinates communications with the P C I bus.

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to m alfuncti on.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Advanced Chips et Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections

may c ause system to malfunction.

> North Bridge Configuration

> South Bridge Configuration

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Configure North Bridge features

Exit

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Nort h Bridge C onf i gur ation

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

North Bridge Chipset Configuration

Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]

PCI MMIO Allocation:

Memory Hole [Disabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI]

IGD Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 32MB]

IGD GTT Graphics memory size [No VT mode, 2MB]

PEG Port Configuration

PEG Port [Auto]

> Video Function Configuration

Chipset

ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory

above the total physical memory.

DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

+F1

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

M emory Re map Featur e

This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Memory Hole

You can reserve this area of system memory for IS A adapter R OM. W hen t hi s area is reserved it cannot be cached . C heck th e user informat ion of periphe rals that need to u se thi s area o f s y st em m em ory fo r t he mem ory requi rement s .

Options: Disabled (Default) / 15MB – 16M B

Initiate G ra phic Adapter

T his i tem allows you to enable or disable VGA controller. Opti ons: PEG/PC I (Default ) / IGD / P CI/IGD / PC I/P E G / P EG/ IGD

IGD Graphic s Mode Sel ect

This item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this fram e buffer size will also be fixed.

Options: Enabled,32MB (Defaul t) / Enabled,64MB / Enabled,128MB / Disabled

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PEG Port

T his B IOS feature is a toggl e that enables or disabl es the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Vi deo Functi on Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Video Function Configuration

DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode]

DVMT/FIXED Memory [256MB] PAVP Mode [Disabled]

Spread Spectrum Clock [Disabled]

Chipset

Options

DVMT Mode

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10 ESC

Exit

DVMT Mode Select

T his i tem allows you to s elect the DVMT m ode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default)

DVMT/F IXED Memory

DVMT stands for “ Dynamic Video Memory T echnology”. T his is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum

amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system perform anc e. DVMT dynamically respond to system requirements and applications

demands, by allocating the proper amount of display, texturing and buffer memory after the oper ati ng system has boot ed. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT

PAVP Mode

GMCH P rotected Audio Video Path (PAVP ) BIOS support. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Lite / High

Spread Spectrum Clock

T his i tem allows you to control the spread spectrum clock. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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South Br idge C onfigura tion

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

South Bridge C hipset Configuration

USB Functions [8 USB Ports]

USB 2.0 Contro ller [Enabled] Audio Controll er [Azalia]

Onboard Lan Co ntrol [Enabled] Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM [Disabled]

MAC ID Informa tion

SMBUS Controll er [Enabled]

SLP_S4# Min. A ssertion Width [1 to 2 seconds]

Chipset

Options

Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports

8 USB Ports

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Functions

T he item determ ines the number of functional USB port. Options: 8 USB Ports (Default) / 6 USB Ports / 4 USB Ports / 2 USB Ports /

Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller

T his entry is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller onl y. This Bios its elf m ay/may not have high speed USB support. If the BIOS has high s peed US B support buil t in, the support will be automatically turn on when high speed device were attached.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Audio Control ler

T his i tem allows you to s elect the Audio support. Options: Azalia (Default) / All Disabled

Onboard Lan Control

T his i tem allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Onboard Lan Boot Rom

T his i tem allows you to s elect the status of Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

MAC ID Informa tion

T his item shows the LAN MAC ID.

SMBUS Controller

T h is BIOS feat ure c o nt ro ls t he I/ O bu ff e rs fo r t he S M B u s. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SLP_S4# Min. As serti on Width

Options: 1 to 2 seconds (Default) / 4 to 5 seconds / 3 to 4 seconds / 2 to 3 seconds

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6 Performance Menu

T his subm enu allows you t o change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock

improperly may damage the devi ce. )

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to m alfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Performance

Advance Performance Settings

WARNING:Please Clea r CMOS if sys tem no displ ay

after overclocking.

PSI Control [Enabled]

CPU Frequency Setting PCIE Clock By [Auto]

PCIE Frequency Setting [100]

CPU Voltage [Default] MCH REF Voltage [Default] FSB Voltage [Default] Chipset Voltage [Default]

Memory Voltage [Default]

DRAM Frequency [Auto] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]

[333]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

PSI Control by superio

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

PSI Con tro l

This item allows you to control power supply of CPU for the purpose of saving energy. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

CPU Frequency Setting

T his i tem allows you to s elect the CPU Frequency. Options: 333 (Default) / Min= 100MHz; Max= 600MHz

PCIE Clock B y

T his i tem allows you to s elect the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual

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PCIE Fre quenc y Se tt i ng

T his i tem allows you to s elect the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; Max= 150

CPU Voltage

T his i tem allows you to s elect CPU Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +5% / +10% / +15%

MCH REF V oltage

T his i tem allows you to s elect MCH REF Voltage C ontrol. Options: Default (Defaul t) / 0.63*VTT / 0. 61*VTT / 0. 58*VTT

FS B Voltage

T his i tem allows you to s elect FSB Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V

Chipset Voltage

T his i tem allows you to s elect Chipset Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V

Memory Voltage

T his i tem allows you to s elect Mem ory Vol tage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.05V / +0.10V / +0.15V / +0.20V / +0.25V /

+0.30V / +0. 35V

DRAM Fr eq uency

T his i tem allows you to control the Memory C lock. Options: Auto (Default) / DDR3-800 / DDR3-1066

Configure DRAM Timin g by SPD

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DRAM tCL

Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 10

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DRAM t RAS

Options: 9 (De fault) / 9 ~ 24

DRAM tRP

Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 10

DRAM t RCD

Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 10

DRAM tWR

Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 15

DRAM tRFC

Options: 15 (Default) / 15 ~ 78

DRAM tWTR

Options: 2 (De fault) / 2 ~ 15

DRAM t RRD

Options: 2 (De fault) / 2 ~ 15

DRAM tRTP

Options: 2 (De fault) / 2 ~ 15

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7 Ex it Menu

This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Exit Options

Save Changes a nd Exit

Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s

Load Optimal D efaults

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Exit

Exit system setup after saving the

changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

> Security

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Save Changes and Exit

Save all confi gur ation changes to CMOS R AM and exit setup.

Discard Changes and Exi t

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup.

Discard Changes

Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the previously saved values.

Load Optimal Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this

system .

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Secur ity

T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password.

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Exit

Security Setti ngs

Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed

Change Supervi sor Password

User Access Le vel [Full Access] Change User Pa ssword Clear User Pas sword Password Check [Setup]

Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Disabled]

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Change

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Change Superv i sor Pas swor d

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

User Acess Level

T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. Op t i ons : F ull A cces s (De faul t) / N o A ccess / V iew On l y / L im i t ed

Cha nge Us er Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the S upervisor Pas sword is set and the User Password is set, the “ User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be abl e to ch an g e t h em .

Cle ar Use r Passw ord

T his item is for clearing user passwo rd.

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P asswo rd Check

T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always

Boot Sector Vi r us Protection

T his option allows you t o choose the VIR US W arning featur e that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. I f this fun ction is enabled and an attempt is made to

write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

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